The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-29
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Progress Of the Government Com.
mtssisn's Investigates.

w. N's..N
mtssisn's InvestiEasiss.
NKw Yopx, September 2s.-when
tho Pacific railroad iavsstlgatioo com.
mites assembled this morning
neither Chss. Francis Adams or any
Of tho subpoenad Witnesses were
present. and u appeared a. though
nothing vas IN hs done, whom Lawyer
Cohen came In and presented sn eff j.
dayit Of Jno. p. Jsokson 10 chow that
his connection with the Los Angeles
and Providence railroad was only as
sgeni. Mr.. Gates was then called. He
said he had been connected with
the Central Pacific and y. =.
Huntington q long time. Some
times tho vice preAident bad
h m indorse checks made out la
spr ci6c order, which wero iJr turning
into calh at once. NJ Huntington,
Of course, had private acc Iunt.
"Wha' b,comes OF the old stub check
bloks7" vas n ked | don't know"
vas the reply. Then tho witness Was
n ked The meaning ui large suus g (
money placed opposite lis name b,
Mr.. Huntington In his regular reports
10 Ban FfanoIsco, bat NJ. Gaies said
he did no, know anything about this
matter, save that the figures were
probably Tepru emitting tbe blank
checks he had msde cut ~ before
testified. Witness mover made mp the
reports; Mr.. Huntingdon did hat
himself.
Judge John y. Dillon, solicitor OF
the Unlon Pacific, read . comma
nication from Wee President Potter,
Of the Union Pacific company, which
bore upon the 80 miles Of branches
OF the company, causes Of the con.
siTucion and msth0je of Management.
Of the sane The company paid iis
branch lines literally and 90 result
secured q large and lucrative business.
The paper was lengthy and heavy witt
Law Aud rAilsay technical
tiles, ard alter II was flushed
Judge Dillon read one for himself. He
called the attention oi the commission
10 the fac that Tor years there bad
been persistent clln Tor an investg \.
tlon Of the road. This commissionIhAd
undertaken tho work. II had called
on al the world 10 .tfy agaInst the
rad Wl;sout restriction rte road,
knowing that every hing was straight,
had placed every scrap al lie records
NJ the disposal Of lhe eommlealon, and
lie corps OF Iperis had roamtd nj will
through lie books aud papers. II
there was anything else the
compsny cou.d d. 10 make
the hnding more conclusive,
or any further evidence az 10 he value
Of im branch lines, the company
would be glad 10 iurnith II and settle
the matter once for ell. All the com.
pany asked was that n the commits.
zion experts should fad bnyihins
which seemed 10 need explanation
that II be allowed an opportunity u
explain. This was deemed bat lair In
yisw Of the fact thai the Investigation
vss ex parts. A letter was reported ~
ceiyed from John A. kVson, thank
ing the commission Tor having ylndi
Gated him.
After recess the fut witness was d
II. Bates, president and general man
asor 4 the Baltimore aud Ohio Telo.
graph Company. lie had In his hant
Ihe printed report Of his testimony be
fore the Blount COMMITTEES In 1885
and which he sid contained all h'
knew about the relations Of the Unlor
Paeih TO bis company. Judge Dillor
ltlon repeated his testimony m giver
By him last May, bearing upon the 70
laion between the Union Pacific and
ths telegraph compaaies.
After some fulther evidence OF nt
special interest, the conmiesion ad
, Iourngd I'LL tomorrow.